It was the summer of 1971, when Field Marshal Sam Manesksaw refused to acknowledge the then PM Indira Gandhi’s orders of marching into Bangladesh, which was then called East Pakistan. Well, the result is clear; we see one more nation on the globe that is Bangladesh. But, Bangladesh is a notorious kid who commits blunders and then comes running to big-brother India for help. Well, should India help the nation? Is it a good decision keeping our national integrity and sovereignty in mind?
Bangladesh is falling
Bangladesh is on the boil. Two weeks earlier, Bangladesh raised the fuel prices by up to 51.7 per cent, a move attributed to the global market conditions by the Sheikh Hasina government. To add on, inflation is at an all time high in Bangladesh, which is also being reflected on the import bills of the nation. The soaring prices have forced the nation to seek loans from global lending agencies, like the IMF (International Monetary Fund). The situation in Bangladesh suggests it may be the next Lanka in making as the foreign exchange reserves are all time low and the trade deficits are soaring.
To add on to this, in quest of rapid progress and development, Bangladesh is falling under the debt trap of paper dragon. China, which is a major arms supplier of Bangladesh, is slowly trapping it through the construction of Metro Rail and Smart City and is this way strengthening its hold in the nation. China has also invested heavily in Bangladesh’s power and gas sector.
Read More- India has treated Bangladesh with kid gloves all this while, the policy needs a rejig
Bangladesh bows before India
The Sheikh Hasina Government is facing a crisis, a financial one and she fears that what happened in Colombo could happen in Dhaka too. In Bangladesh, there is no active opposition as Khaleda Zia is facing the wrath of the law. And in a nation, where there is no political opposition, the people voice their concerns themselves and turn into a rather untacklable opposition.
And once the common people take to the streets, the chaos is hard to control. This is what the Hasina government fears and has thus resorted to seeking India’s help to stabilise Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged India to help Bangladesh in maintaining stability, asserting that Sheikh Hasina wants stability and communal harmony in the country. Momen said, “When I went to India, I told the Indian government that Sheikh Hasina must be sustained. Bangladesh will continue to march towards development and will truly become a country free of communalism under her leadership.” He also pointed out that there are some wicked people who instigate and create noise on both the sides.
Should India help Bangladesh?
Well, asking India to maintain stability within a nation may sound naive, as Bangladesh is an independent country. Although it needs to be in India’s good books to survive in the region with the looming threat of China. And in the history, Bangladesh has been favoured by India in every aspect be it social, economic, political or international scheme. India, recently in 2021, has extended a $500 million line of credit to Bangladesh. With all these, India is in position to pull out Bangladesh from the looming financial crisis, but India should do it on certain conditions.
India and Bangladesh share 4,096 kms of border, thus holding a geo-strategic importance to India. Before New Delhi decides to help Dhaka, it should make sure that security is tightened along the borders and the Sheikh Hasina government curbs the menace of illegal immigration into India. To add on, it’s high time that India being the only nation with a Sanatani sanstrikiti should ask the Hasina government to safeguard the interests of persecuted Hindus residing in Bangladesh. Letting radicalism prosper and allowing Islamists to abuse, rape and kill Hindus in broad day light is not acceptable, and New Delhi should only agree to safeguard Bangladesh if the Bangladeshi government agrees to safeguard the interests of persecuted Hindus in the nation.
Bangladesh has realised the importance of India, and this is the reason why Hasina asserted that ‘Hindus have equal rights as I have’ on the occasion of Janmastmi. The time has come that India is in position to protect the persecuted Hindus in Bangladesh, kick out illegal infiltrators, curb the illegal trading routes and turn Bangladesh into an all time ally by helping them in this time of crisis.
Support TFI:
Support us to strengthen the ‘Right’ ideology of cultural nationalism by purchasing the best quality garments from TFI-STORE.COM
